Absolutely .It can anything from mild difficulties, to chronic conditions like emphysema, to lung cancer.
It can harm your Lungs by having bad air going through them.
Exposure to air pollution can irritate the respiratory system, trigger asthma attacks, and increase the risk of respiratory infections. Long-term exposure can also lead to chronic conditions such as heart disease, lung cancer, and respiratory diseases. Air pollution can weaken the immune system, making individuals more susceptible to various health issues.
Asthma is a respiratory illness that can be worsened by breathing in polluted air. Pollutants in the air can trigger asthma symptoms, such as wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath, making it more difficult for individuals with asthma to breathe.
Air sacs are part of the respiratory system
Respiratory System
the respiratory system
The respiratory system is the organ system that moves air into and out of your body.
Harmful particles in the air can be taken in through inhalation, where they can enter the respiratory system and potentially cause harm to the lungs and other organs. It is important to minimize exposure to polluted air and use protective measures like wearing masks or using air purifiers to reduce the intake of harmful particles.
Air can be taken into the respiratory system at the mouth and the nose.
Many people in big cities breathe polluted air. Why? - the pollution is mixed with the air you breathe. =============================== "Can you breathe it?" is not the question you want to ask. You can breathe anything that's in the form of a gas, or particles dispersed in gas ... carbon dioxide, helium, carbon monoxide, steam, nerve gas, tobacco smoke, alpha-particle plasma, etc. For any gas, the question you want to ask is "How long can you survive while you breathe it ?" You cannot survive as long breathing polluted air as you can survive breathing clean air. In other words, polluted air kills people. Not in a minute, not in an hour, and not in a day. But people don't live as long in polluted air, and that's exactly the same as saying that polluted air kills people.
Because the polluted air make it harm for drinking for us
Mucus in the nose helps trap particles entering the respiratory system. The hairs/cilia of the respiratory system also filter incoming air.